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Posted by on Oct 15, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Politics | 4 comments

What’s a “Marxist?” Perhaps Not What You Think

 

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Karl Marx wasn’t a political fanatic, nor was he an extremist.  Certainly not when you examine his writings.  In fact, back in his day, Marx is what we’d now call a social commentator. He wrote about politics, economics, and world events. Since television “talking heads” didn’t exist back then, Marx instead scribed his ideas.  Those views were published in newspapers and periodicals, including even some based in the United States.  He also wrote a few notable books, which weren’t particularly well-received when they were initially written, another way of saying Marx was way ahead of his time.

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Posted by on Aug 25, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Talking Points, Video 1 | 2 comments

Video: My Reply to Robbie Strazynski (Politics at the Poker Table)

 

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I promised readers a passionate video montage, taking the opposite side of the current censorship debate about whether or not politics has any place at the poker table.

I say “yes.”

Israeli poker writer Robbie Straznski says “no.” 

READ HIS PERSUASIVE VIEWPOINT HERE

Here’s the raw footage of my 38-minute reply to PokerStars’ misguided decision to ban all political expression in their tournaments.  In this clip, my response is unrehearsed and often comes across as disjointed.  Rambling.  Less than stellar.  Certainly not my best video.  I would have junked it if I didn’t promise delivery.  Borrowing an album title from Van Morrison, here’s my “Inarticulate Speech of the Heart.”

But I did agree to post one final summation of my viewpoint in front of the camera, and so here it is.

Run time — approximately 38 minutes.  Apologies for butchering Robbie’s name in the opening segment.  I also get interrupted a few times by overhead aircraft noise and my 13-year-old tabby, Alex, who makes a reluctant appearance on camera.

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